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Former First Coast News anchor Phil Amato has a new job as a sales associate at the Hodges Boulevard office of Watson Realty, the news announced more than two months after his abrupt departure from the station in June.

Amato, who handled two morning shows at First Coast News and had been there since 1993, states in a Watson news release that “it was time for a change” and wanted to find a career where he didn’t have to wake up at 2:30 a.m. every day. He states the career change will also let him spend more time with his family. Amato has also worked for a decade as a licensed realtor and real estate investor in Jacksonville, according to Watson.

Amato said he will begin his own YouTube channel with tips on home selling and videos on Jacksonville neighborhoods and their histories. He also plans to post frequent video updates on his Facebook page.

Amato’s new job follows news last week that First Coast News President Eric Land had resigned after two years at WJXX TV-25 and WTLV TV-12, saying that he is “pursuing some other interests” in a news release.